1979 Golden Age

Just two days later, Chen Qi went to the Ministry of Truth again and expressed his thoughts.

"The founding ceremony?"

Leader Zhu was startled and said, "This topic is too grand, can you grasp it?"

"I thought so!"

Chen Qi explained: "Changchun Film Studio is very good at this kind of subject matter. I asked several great screenwriters from Changchun Film Studio to write the script, and then asked their director to be in charge of filming. The review will be handed over to your expert group. It's very clear."

"So what do you do?"

"If I really get started, you will be worried. Oriental Company pays for the stage and allows you comrades to show your strengths. Isn't this great?" Chen Qi said with a smile.

Leader Zhu looked at him with a subtle look.

Honestly, no one in the industry would feel comfortable letting a 26-year-old take charge of a major subject. It would be fine if he shot a film like "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", but he ended up with "The Founding of a Nation", which would scare the leaders to death.

Chen Qi is the boss in the field of commercial films. Apart from that, his biggest advantage is that he is rich!

Dongfang Company was too rich, so it should play the role of a state-owned enterprise. So he took the initiative to offer to pay for the stage and let experienced film workers do the work.

Leader Zhu thought for a moment and said, "This is not enough. If everyone knows about this, they will say that you are shirking your duties. Didn't you say you were to be the planner, coordinator, and producer? You have to play a role. If this movie is a success, you also have a share of the credit.

Come on, tell me about it. You must have some ideas about this movie. You are an internationally renowned screenwriter!"

"Well, I'll just briefly explain it, I'm not going to criticize you harshly.

Chen Qi scratched his head and said, "First, I want to use the period from January to October 1, 1949 as the background. We won the three major battles, Chiang Kai-shek stepped down in Nanjing, Li Zongren became the acting president, the two parties held peace talks but the talks broke down, our army of one million crossed the Yangtze River and liberated Nanjing. Chiang Kai-shek paid farewell to his mother's tomb for the last time, left the mainland, and occupied Taiwan. Then there were the preparations for the founding ceremony. By 3 pm on October 1,

At 12:00 a.m., the teacher climbed up to the tower and announced the founding of New China.

When Zhu heard about the tiger roosting in Taiwan, he couldn't help laughing out loud. He quickly put on a serious face and said, "This time period is fine. What are your specific creative ideas? For example, character portrayal."

“Ahem!”

Chen Qi was a little nervous when he spoke, and he said carefully: "The main theme is of course to respect historical facts, but what about the details? Do you think it is possible to make the teacher's character more approachable?"

"Be more cordial—"

Leader Zhu pondered for a while and said, "Since you have a comprehensive plan, let's start. Write the script first and give it to the team for review. As long as it is approved, we can start shooting!"

"good!"

Chen Qi nodded and said, "Actually, there is another alternative."

Suddenly, such a sentence came.

"Not going out, in the capital."

"Well, I'll ask you to attend the New Year's Day party. Come to my house first and we'll go together.

”

“Oh my~”

Chen Qi was very happy and still very interested in the party. He asked hurriedly, "Then how should I dress?"

"Just keep it simple. It's good for filling your stomach. It's not for food."

Leader Zhu paused and said a few words from his heart: "Xiao Chen, your contributions are increasing every year. We are all a little bit - hehe, you must understand, but you are too young -"

"You are too kind. This is what I should do. If you want to reward us, then you can merge Beijing Film Studio and China Film Group into us and form an Oriental Group. This is my greatest wish."

Chen Qi was half joking.

Leader Zhu thought about it seriously and said, "They are under a heavy burden now. China Film is still losing money, and Beijing Film Studio is already in debt of more than 10 million. Together, they have 2,000 employees. Can you take over?"

"You have stopped me here. I dare not speak so arrogantly."

"Ha! You have some ideas in your mind, wait a little longer!"

Leader Zhu said.

Chen Qi chatted for a while, said goodbye and looked at the cold winter sky in Beijing.

That year, I was 27 years old, standing in the corner waiting to join the department.

Wait a little longer.

As the saying goes: Changchun Film Studio is rustic, Shanghai Film Studio is foreign, and the only one that is neither rustic nor foreign is Beijing Film Studio.

As the eldest son of the new Chinese film industry, Changchun Film Studio was the absolute big brother and also undertook the heaviest propaganda task in the initial stage. Therefore, they were very good at filming revolutionary historical themes. After the reform and opening up, they still adhered to this tradition, which gave outsiders the impression of being "rustic".

Shanghai Film Studio is very fashionable, no need to say more.

The Beijing Film Studio is located in the capital, and even though it has the desire for reform and progress, it also has many restrictions, so it has to compromise.

Chen Qi had contacts with Changying Film Studio and wrote to them directly, mentioning the "Founding Ceremony".

The film started shooting in 1988 and was released on the occasion of the 40th anniversary celebration. It cost 6.5 million RMB and was funded by the state.

The elder reviewed it personally when he had just arrived in Beijing.

Now that Chen Qi is organizing the matter and Dongfang Company is paying, Changchun Film Studio naturally has no problem and has agreed to send someone over after the Spring Festival to discuss the matter in detail.

In the blink of an eye, it was January 28th, New Year’s Eve.

Yu Xiuli and Chen Jianjun came over, and as usual, the family of five celebrated the New Year together. The whole building was filled with joy, except for Zhang Yimou and his four friends who were far away in Los Angeles, making dumplings with Ji Chunhua and his friends.

It’s strange to describe Ji Chunhua making dumplings.

At this moment, the TV was on, all the lights in the house were on, and the steamer in the kitchen was whirring with steam. But the family gathered in front of a large mirror, watching Chen Qi try on clothes.

This is a set I bought on the spur of the moment to attend a group party.

He couldn't wear a suit, and wearing a Mao suit seemed a bit deliberate. He didn't have an executive jacket, so he simply got a common outfit: a dark cotton coat and a sweater knitted by Gong Xue inside.

Chen Qi looked in the mirror and said, "I should wear a shirt inside with the collar turned out. The black jacket, red sweater and white shirt should be clearly layered. This is more in line with the characteristics of the people."

"That's too deliberate, isn't it? Everyone knows that our teacher Chen is very Western. You're good like this, neither too Western nor too rustic."

Gong Xue sorted out his clothes.

Yu Xiuli held her grandson in her arms, just curiously: "Son, which leader will you meet tomorrow?"

"Who are you talking about?"

"Big leader!"

"No matter how old they are, I have seen them many times. You don't have to worry. When Mr. Liao was still alive, I went to the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office like visiting friends, and it was not surprising to go to the lake."

He sighed: "Alas, Mr. Liao is no longer with us. Let's restore the "Founding Ceremony"."

Chen Jianjun thought more and said, "You must be very careful when making this kind of movie! The leader might ask about it tomorrow. The leader will definitely know about this kind of important matter. Think about how to answer it!"

"Oh my dear old father, you are right to remind me - that's enough, the clothes are almost done."

Chen Qi quickly took off his clothes, took out a pen and paper, sat on the sofa and wrote something, doing some desk work for tomorrow.